Dramatists of the Restoration: John Crowne

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William Hugh Logan
W. Patterson, 1872

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Сторінка 212 - Latin thesaurus inventus, which is where any money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion, is found hidden in the earth, or other private place, the owner thereof being unknown ; in which case the treasure belongs to the king : but if he that hid it be known, or afterwards found out, the owner and not the king is entitled to it°.
Сторінка 251 - He said to Prince Charles of Inigo Jones, that when he wanted words to express the greatest villaine in the world, he would call him ane Inigo. k Jones having accused him for naming him, behind his back, A foole: he denied it; but, says he, I said, He was ane arrant knave, and I avouch it.
Сторінка 222 - ... idiota, the profits of his lands and the custody of his person may be granted by the king to some subject, who has interest enough to obtain them...
Сторінка 4 - She, and the beauties of her train ; who sure Though they discover summer in their looks, Still carry frozen Winter in their blood. They raise strange doctrines, and new sects of Love: Which must not woo or court the person, but The mind ; and practice generation not Of bodies but of souls.
Сторінка 117 - Without controul, this dish, and that refuse. But Wit allows -not this large privilege, Either you must confess, or feel its edge ; Nor shall you make a current inference, If you transfer your reason to your sense : Things are distinct, and must the same appear To every piercing eye, or well-tun'd ear.
Сторінка 251 - Inigo was sent for by the Earl of Pembroke, and " received his Majesty's commands to produce, out of his own practice in architecture, and experience in antiquities, whatever he could possibly discover concerning Stonehenge.
Сторінка 320 - ... craggy rocks and inaccessible mountains, in the upper parts where any earth could fasten, were some trees, but of strange forms, such as only grow in remote parts of the Alps, and in desolate places; the farthest of these was hollow in the midst, and seemed to be cut through by art, as the Pausilipo near Naples, and so high as the top pierced the clouds, all which represented the difficult way which heroes are to pass ere they come to the throne of Honour.
Сторінка 6 - THE LOYAL GARLAND, or a choice collection of songs highly in request, and much esteemed in the past and present times ; made by divers ingenious persons, on sundry occasions, for the sake of merryment. And sung with great applause, as being the flower of collection and rarity.
Сторінка 253 - Hoop's parte wholly struck out, and the motion of the tubb, by commande from my lorde chamberlin ; exceptions being taken against it by Inigo Jones, surveyor of the Kings Workes, as a personal injury unto him.
Сторінка 222 - Sir, you are rich ; besides, you know what you Have got by your ward's death ; I fear you will Be begg'd at court,* unless you come off thus. THRIFT. There is my closet key ; do what you please. ENG. Gentlemen, I'll lead you to it ; follow me ! THWACK. D...

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